Air quality
Air quality in Móng Cái today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 85) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 9:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 85 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 20 µg/m³ 1.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 21 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 122 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 85
- Best hour today
- 9:00 am AQI 85
- European AQI
- 61
Air quality in Móng Cái right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam is 85, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 85. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.
PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³, 1.4 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 21 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 122 µg/m³ (above the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 4.5, carbon monoxide 279 µg/m³.
Móng Cái AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 85 around Mon 9:00 am to 128 around Mon 6:00 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 87 against 95 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Bangkok) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9:00 am | 85 | Moderate | 20.3 | 21 | 122 |
| Mon 12:00 pm | 87 | Moderate | 20.5 | 21 | 156 |
| Mon 3:00 pm | 87 | Moderate | 22.4 | 23 | 158 |
| Mon 6:00 pm | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 31.8 | 32 | 124 |
| Mon 9:00 pm | 102 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 42.3 | 43 | 108 |
| Tue 12:00 am | 86 | Moderate | 42.7 | 43 | 91 |
| Tue 3:00 am | 88 | Moderate | 38.8 | 39 | 68 |
| Tue 6:00 am | 92 | Moderate | 41 | 41 | 53 |
| Tue 9:00 am | 94 | Moderate | 23.5 | 24 | 105 |
| Tue 12:00 pm | 94 | Moderate | 15.9 | 18 | 138 |
| Tue 3:00 pm | 93 | Moderate | 17.8 | 19 | 131 |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 92 | Moderate | 23.5 | 25 | 92 |
| Tue 9:00 pm | 89 | Moderate | 27.4 | 29 | 66 |
| Wed 12:00 am | 85 | Moderate | 21.9 | 23 | 58 |
| Wed 3:00 am | 81 | Moderate | 22.9 | 24 | 51 |
| Wed 6:00 am | 77 | Moderate | 22.5 | 24 | 40 |
| Wed 9:00 am | 73 | Moderate | 17.5 | 19 | 99 |
Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.
Best time to be outside in Móng Cái today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 am (AQI 85, Moderate) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 128). That is a swing of 43 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 am is noticeably better.
Móng Cái vs the rest of Vietnam
Across 68 Vietnam cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 83 (Moderate). Móng Cái at 85 is about average.
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Móng Cái
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fangchenggang | 49 km | 95 | Moderate | 26.7 |
| Qinzhou | 87 km | 67 | Moderate | 17.6 |
| Hạ Long | 112 km | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 22.8 |
| Chongzuo | 113 km | 58 | Moderate | 17.2 |
| Beihai | 119 km | 83 | Moderate | 23.3 |
| Nanning | 148 km | 61 | Moderate | 16.9 |
| Haiphong | 152 km | 83 | Moderate | 21.4 |
| Kiến An | 160 km | 83 | Moderate | 21.4 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Móng Cái, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.
Wildfire smoke
PM2.5 is forecast to reach 43 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 161 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 15 km away). Smoke is a likely contributor: keep windows closed, run an air purifier or HVAC filter, and check the fire map before heading out.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 85, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500. |
Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.